Hubert D. Stephens

Hubert Durrett Stephens (2 July 1875-14 March 1946) was a US Senator from Mississippi from 4 March 1923 to 3 January 1935, succeeding John Sharp Williams and preceding Theodore Bilbo.

Biography
Hubert Durrett Stephens was born in New Albany, Mississippi on 2 July 1875, and he graduated from the University of Mississippi law school before becoming a lawyer. In 1911, he succeeded Thomas Spight as a member of the US House of Representatives as the Democrat representative from the 2nd congressional district, serving for ten years; Bill G. Lowrey succeeded him in this post. In 1922, he was elected to the Senate, but he was defeated by Theodore Bilbo in the primary in 1935. Stephens practiced law in Washington DC until his retirement in 1941, and he died in New Albany in 1946 at the age of 70.